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  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: I think it was round about now when I left the queue to go meet dunk off the train. Leaving the queue was one of the most terrifying things I EVER did :eek: :o

    I'm surprised you did! There were loads of people stealing spots in the queue..or maybe that was dunk?!!!! :eek: :D
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    wash_ wrote:
    I'm surprised you did! There were loads of people stealing spots in the queue..or maybe that was dunk?!!!! :eek: :D

    i didnt steal a spot :eek:

    and Hellsy got her spot back so that was cool!! :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Alive 79Alive 79 Posts: 100
    psycosmic wrote:
    if you follow my link and click on the "pearl jam @ the astoria, london" set you can see all my pictures... i didn't take too many of the queue although i still had my camera then - bloody security...

    i'll post some more pics though at the appropiate time...

    Man, I was depressed enough this time last year now you've brought it all back to me (twist the knife a little bit more why don't you!).

    (Think happy thoughts, Wembley, Wembley, Wembley!)
    Underneath this smile lies everything........... all my hopes, anger, pride and shame
  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    hmmm, i don't remember. Didn't you go shopping for a bit? We met you inside a store across the road from the Astoria.

    Yep...was killing time by shopping. I think we had already had lunch and were on to find the hotel that was 'so near by' (!!!!) at this point. That walk from the tube nearly killed me...I was so ready to turn back to the venue!
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    dunkman wrote:
    i didnt steal a spot :eek:

    and Hellsy got her spot back so that was cool!! :)


    That's good!!!
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    More terrifying than meeting Dunk?! :eek: Did you get your space held?

    Hopefully you'll hold me a space in the queue outside Wembley!
    Yep, Barry & Steve held my spot and I'd got to know most people around me by that time so they didn't seem to have a problem.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • jrdjrd Posts: 3,060
    Alive 79 wrote:
    Man, I was depressed enough this time last year now you've brought it all back to me (twist the knife a little bit more why don't you!).

    (Think happy thoughts, Wembley, Wembley, Wembley!)

    Just don't read the thread... that's what I'm not doing... errr... :confused:
    Oh yeah? Well, I've had about enough of morons and halfwits, dolts, dunces, dullards and dumbbells - and you chowderhead yokel, you blithering hayseed, you - you've had enough of me?
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    still no ticket :( ... but sat chatting to some lovely people in The Royal George :) ... who were all guarding their tickets :p
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Probably by now, I've met a couple of crazy scots tattooing rats on their arms...

    Damn.. I am sooooo tempted to listen to Astoria now.. just sorted my laptop with it ready for later...
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    I'm now sat outside the steakhouse in Argyll Street with a can of Export caning down a ciggie, waiting for my eBay tout to turn up, deciding whether to give him the money or grab the ticket and run off...
  • Alive 79Alive 79 Posts: 100
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    I'm now sat outside the steakhouse in Argyll Street with a can of Export caning down a ciggie, waiting for my eBay tout to turn up, deciding whether to give him the money or grab the ticket and run off...

    and what did you do?? I really hope you did a runner, fucking Ebay touts!
    Underneath this smile lies everything........... all my hopes, anger, pride and shame
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    Alive 79 wrote:
    and what did you do?? I really hope you did a runner, fucking Ebay touts!
    Out of the tube comes a spotty 15 year old in a tracksuit, asks me if I'm Robin, I said yes and asked him to show me the ticket, which looked pretty legit. He had a copy of the email from Seetickets to prove it was a real one and asked for the money.

    I produced an envolope that supposedly contained £400 (the buy it now price). In it was £100 less than that, and then another £50 less used for train ticket, beers, sandwich and money for a drink or two once inside. :D I didn't think he'd be stupid enough to start counting a wad of cash in the middle of Oxford St in broad daylight. But he did

    We swapped envelopes, and just for a laugh I waited to see his face when he was to realise there was just over half of what he asked, and I had the ticket now safely in my pocket :D He started swearing at me and saying how his brother's up the road and how he's gonna report me to eBay, to all of which I replied, 'Do I give a shit?'

    I just walked off. He didn't follow me 'cos he had to wait for whoever was buying the other one.

    So by this point I'm walking up Oxford Street towards Centre Point, keeping my eyes peeled for fellow PJers...
  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Nice work ripping the tout off!!!
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    Out of the tube comes a spotty 15 year old in a tracksuit, asks me if I'm Robin, I said yes and asked him to show me the ticket, which looked pretty legit. He had a copy of the email from Seetickets to prove it was a real one and asked for the money.

    I produced an envolope that supposedly contained £400 (the buy it now price). In it was £100 less than that, and then another £50 less used for train ticket, beers, sandwich and money for a drink or two once inside. :D I didn't think he'd be stupid enough to start counting a wad of cash in the middle of Oxford St in broad daylight. But he did

    We swapped envelopes, and just for a laugh I waited to see his face when he was to realise there was just over half of what he asked, and I had the ticket now safely in my pocket :D He started swearing at me and saying how his brother's up the road and how he's gonna report me to eBay, to all of which I replied, 'Do I give a shit?'

    I just walked off. He didn't follow me 'cos he had to wait for whoever was buying the other one.

    So by this point I'm walking up Oxford Street towards Centre Point, keeping my eyes peeled for fellow PJers...
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • Alive 79Alive 79 Posts: 100
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    Out of the tube comes a spotty 15 year old in a tracksuit, asks me if I'm Robin, I said yes and asked him to show me the ticket, which looked pretty legit. He had a copy of the email from Seetickets to prove it was a real one and asked for the money.

    I produced an envolope that supposedly contained £400 (the buy it now price). In it was £100 less than that, and then another £50 less used for train ticket, beers, sandwich and money for a drink or two once inside. :D I didn't think he'd be stupid enough to start counting a wad of cash in the middle of Oxford St in broad daylight. But he did

    We swapped envelopes, and just for a laugh I waited to see his face when he was to realise there was just over half of what he asked, and I had the ticket now safely in my pocket :D He started swearing at me and saying how his brother's up the road and how he's gonna report me to eBay, to all of which I replied, 'Do I give a shit?'

    I just walked off. He didn't follow me 'cos he had to wait for whoever was buying the other one.

    So by this point I'm walking up Oxford Street towards Centre Point, keeping my eyes peeled for fellow PJers...

    Ha ha, thats brilliant, you should have just stuck 50 quid in the envelope though. 250 is still such a rip off no matter how much we all love PJ. I just couldn't bring myself to pay it when I've got 2 kids I could spend the money on.
    Thanks for the tip though, might have to try that one if I ever have to give in to an Ebay tout and I'm sure the gig was well worth 250!
    Underneath this smile lies everything........... all my hopes, anger, pride and shame
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    Alive 79 wrote:
    Ha ha, thats brilliant, you should have just stuck 50 quid in the envelope though. 250 is still such a rip off no matter how much we all love PJ. I just couldn't bring myself to pay it when I've got 2 kids I could spend the money on.
    Thanks for the tip though, might have to try that one if I ever have to give in to an Ebay tout and I'm sure the gig was well worth 250!
    I thought about it, but the envelope would've been considerably lighter and wouldn't have handed mw the ticket in the first place. It's a miracle I got away with it.

    Oh, and now I've just walked around the corner of Oxford St and Charing X Road, which has been flooded by people in PJ shirts. Making my way to the Royal George now... on my way past I glance up at this sign :D
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    Ion my way past I glance up at this sign :D
    .. with a huge grin on your face...

    Bet you were wondering who this band called Pearl Jam was and you couldn't wait until 11pm.. :D
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    redrock wrote:
    .. with a huge grin on your face...

    Bet you were wondering who this band called Pearl Jam was and you couldn't wait until 11pm.. :D
    Yeah, it was simply a case of counting down the hours!
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    LMAO RR :D:D:D

    Well I think I've collected dunk by now and I've checked into the hotel and I'm probably in a taxi now explaining to the taxi driver what's going on and why there are so many people around the Astoria :)

    Then I get out and introduce dunk to my new friends in the queue and we go to the Royal George... I have one pint and a couple of shots of sambuca and then back to the queue :) where I remain happily until about 6pm when the moving started :D

    Oh I still never found that cool Irish guy who kept offering me cans of beer cos I was Irish :) . I've been meaning to get him one back for that... I took one and then realised that would be enough cos peeing could be a problem in the near future :eek:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    I think I've probably met up with VV and Gossard_Is_God and us ticketless wonders are discussing hitting the ATM machines and then going to chat to touts :rolleyes: :o
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Well I think I've collected dunk by now and I've checked into the hotel :
    :eek: Helen!!!!! You weren't supposed to tell anyone!!!!!!! Dunk is a married man! :eek:

    I'm still at the pub and will be until after 5pm :o
  • RabbitrocksRabbitrocks Posts: 101
    Could anyone share a copy of the Astoria boot with me????
    I have nothing really to trade, but could buy you a beer at Wembley! :)
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    redrock wrote:
    :eek: Helen!!!!! You weren't supposed to tell anyone!!!!!!! Dunk is a married man! :eek:

    I'm still at the pub and will be until after 5pm :o
    :eek: Did I say 'WE' checked into the hotel? :rolleyes:

    Besides, I'm a good girl :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    My round, what we all drinking then? ;):D
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    UKDave wrote:
    My round, what we all drinking then? ;):D

    Not now ... need to go find a ticket ... will save you a spot in the queue ;)
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • jrdjrd Posts: 3,060
    UKDave wrote:
    My round, what we all drinking then? ;):D

    i'll have a pint of bitter (and twisted), please... ;)
    Oh yeah? Well, I've had about enough of morons and halfwits, dolts, dunces, dullards and dumbbells - and you chowderhead yokel, you blithering hayseed, you - you've had enough of me?
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    jrd wrote:
    i'll have a pint of bitter (and twisted), please... ;)

    i thought you only drank shandys...
    cough cough.... pussy english drinker... cough cough
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Rabbitrocks wrote:
    Could anyone share a copy of the Astoria boot with me????
    I have nothing really to trade, but could buy you a beer at Wembley! :)

    Are you on MSN? Could pop in your folder...

    Or hang on.. someone posted this link http://www.mininova.org/tor/555797
  • Alive 79Alive 79 Posts: 100
    Well I'm getting really depressed again hearing about what a great night I missed so I'm gonna go sulk now.
    At least I'll be happy on June 18th 2008 when we're all talking in the "Wembley Anniversery" thread!
    Underneath this smile lies everything........... all my hopes, anger, pride and shame
  • jrdjrd Posts: 3,060
    vedder_soup wrote:
    i thought you only drank shandys...
    cough cough.... pussy english drinker... cough cough

    lager. usually. and not shandies (very often...)
    but 'lager and twisted' doesn't convey my state of mind in this thread... :D
    Oh yeah? Well, I've had about enough of morons and halfwits, dolts, dunces, dullards and dumbbells - and you chowderhead yokel, you blithering hayseed, you - you've had enough of me?
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Chime wrote:
    Not now ... need to go find a ticket ... will save you a spot in the queue ;)

    But where you gonna get a ticket from now? :o
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
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